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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 13 · 40 questions
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Robot tip (Match the sense to the job): Touch: bumps and buttons. Light: lines and bright spots. Sound: claps and whistles. Distance (ultrasonic): how far a wall or box is. Gyro: turning and balance. Camera: colours, objects and codes. Temperature: heat.

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  1. 1.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to look colourful (c) to be heavier (d) to know their world
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  4. 4.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a black line (c) a black surface (d) a white surface
  5. 5.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  10. 10.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) sound (c) temperature (d) turning (rotation)
  11. 11.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) read a QR code (c) stop before a wall (d) feel a bump into a wall
  13. 13.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) warn if motors get hot (c) follow a black line (d) know a button is pressed
  14. 14.Which job needs a camera? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) warn if motors get hot (c) stay balanced upright (d) read a QR code
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  17. 17.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) hear a whistle (c) follow a black line (d) know a button is pressed
  20. 20.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: to follow a black line, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  24. 24.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) an output (c) an input (d) a wheel
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  26. 26.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) start on a hand clap (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) find the brightest spot
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  28. 28.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) start on a hand clap (c) know a button is pressed (d) stop before a wall
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  31. 31.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) start on a hand clap (c) read a QR code (d) feel a bump into a wall
  32. 32.True or false: to follow a black line, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) read a QR code (c) stay balanced upright (d) hear a whistle
  36. 36.Which job needs a camera? (a) spot a red ball (b) start on a hand clap (c) stop before a wall (d) hear a whistle
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a distance sensor
  38. 38.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. to know their world
  2. a sound sensor
  3. a distance sensor
  4. a white surface
  5. True
  6. a temperature sensor
  7. a gyro sensor
  8. a touch sensor
  9. a light sensor
  10. turning (rotation)
  11. True
  12. feel a bump into a wall
  13. warn if motors get hot
  14. read a QR code
  15. a camera
  16. a gyro sensor
  17. False
  18. False
  19. know a button is pressed
  20. False
  21. False
  22. a distance sensor
  23. a touch sensor
  24. an input
  25. a sound sensor
  26. start on a hand clap
  27. a touch sensor
  28. True
  29. stop before a wall
  30. a light sensor
  31. stay balanced upright
  32. False
  33. True
  34. False
  35. follow a black line
  36. spot a red ball
  37. a camera
  38. False
  39. True
  40. False

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